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Flood — Cheshire, NH

Apr 16, 2007

An unusually strong and slow moving coastal storm for mid April tracked to western Long Island Sound, before weakening slowly and drifting offshore. This storm brought a variety of impacts to southwest New Hampshire, including heavy snow to the higher elevations and widespread river and stream flooding.|Snowfall totals as high as 4 to 8 inches were observed in the higher elevations of Cheshire County. There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines in these areas from the weight of t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 27745). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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